Every game in this march toward history isn't going to be fine art. Every opponent isn't going to fall to the breathtaking drives of Kemba Walker or the effortless grace of Jeremy Lamb. So there was UConn down the stretch against Kentucky Saturday night, having to wrest needed playmaking from the clutches of fatigue, having to defend, having to make free throws. Old-fashioned stuff. The best stuff, Jim Calhoun will tell you. "We were tired, and I'm sure they were tired," Calhoun said. "We knew we weren't going to make every shot, but I said if we can defend them, we can win this basketball game." The Huskies had mustered a final burst of offense...

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